Preliminary design and finished drawing for a classical bridge, and preliminary design for a ruinous bridge, c1763-65, drawing 68 as executed with alterations (3)

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  - Syon House, Brentford, Greater London: designs for the interior and the park for the 1st Duke of Northumberland, 1761-69 (69)

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Preliminary design and finished drawing for a classical bridge, and preliminary design for a ruinous bridge, c1763-65, drawing 68 as executed with alterations (3)

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James Paine had built a gothic bridge for the 1st Duke in 1760. This has since been demolished.

Robert Adam was later commissioned to build another bridge to carry the approach from his new gatehouse across the river Thames. The bridge was executed with alterations from Adam volume 51/10, which is also illustrated in two engravings in volume I of The works in architecture of Robert and James Adam.

Adam volume 51/11 shows Adam's unexecuted scheme for a ruinous bridge. This is an interesting conceit of a bridge desgined to appear as if it were falling down with age.

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